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US President Donald Trump said he will slightly raise across-the-board tariffs on Japan to 25% starting on Aug. 1, giving Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba an extension that will enable him to try to settle the problem after a national election.
Donald Trump's trade policies made BYD reconsider its plans, choosing to invest in Brazil instead of the US' next-door neighbor
I said, “Andrew, are you that level of arrogance?” I’m the sitting mayor, the sitting mayor of the City of New York,” Adams claimed he told Cuomo.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday that he would continue negotiations with the U.S. to seek a mutually beneficial trade deal, after President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on goods from Japan starting August 1.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk last week announced on social media the formation of a new political party in the United States called the "America Party" after heavy criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill.
The Jackson County Legislature on Monday approved an ordinance 8-0 scheduling the election. The election is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2025. The vote came after county election officials certified nearly 43,000 signatures in the county.
A significant shift toward paper ballots and paper records of electronic votes to more easily audit election results, as well as electronic methods to verify registered voters when they show up to vote, could be a boon in providing election security, said Donald Palmer, chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission.
Before he became Vice President of the United States, JD Vance called on the government to release the rumored list of associates of Jeffrey Epstein.
The New South Wales Liberal Party is considering adopting a US-style primary system when selecting its election candidates. The Daily Telegraph reported that members of the public will be able to vote on who should represent the major party under the proposed system.
The Democratic primary for the late Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva's seat runs counter to the conventional narrative about intraparty divisions.
The former MSNBC host spoke on Thursday (July 3) with Wajahat Ali on Ali’s substack The Left Hook, where she said she thinks it’s “insane” how people believe future elections will be in any way “fair” or “normal.”
Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge to campaign finance limits, potentially impacting how parties spend money on candidates under First Amendment protections.